THE NEW YORKER ful, to say nothing of prejudicial, es- pecially since I had to assume, sir, that you were anti-Semitically disposed, if only in a sociological sense, as a mem- ber of your class and the circles in which you move. And so I was quite resigned to failure, perhaps even to a severe reprimand. But I remembered what my mother always told me: " N . " h . d " ever gIve up, son, s e sal , never be afraid as long as you know your intentions are pure"; which is how I put my case before you, sir-not merely as a soldier obeying orders but as a subject of Great Britain, of the Empire that rests assured of its approaching victory, of the war's end, and of the glorious era that awaits us and the entire commonwealth. . . . -Sir. -Sir. -Sir. -Sir. -I'm quite ecstatic to have earned your trust -Do you really think so, sir? -Why, of course, sir. Were he not a British subject, he would then be a national of the territory under occupa- tion, and the prosecution need not ask for death. -Most irregular, sir. I fail to see how such naturalization could have been valid, the British passport not- withstanding. - If we make a point of it, sir. -His grandfather, sir, came from Salonika, which was in Turkey at the time and is presently in Greece. -Why, of course, sir. We can definitely say Greece. But can we be sure they'll take him if we banish him? -Then you think, do you, Colonel, that the islands would be best? -Of course, sir. Every westward- bound ship from Jaffa calls on them. Rhodes, Crete-he can have his pick. . . . . T IEUTENANT I VOR STEPHEN HORo- L WITZ served out the war with Allenby's forces, with which he en- tered Damascus, Beirut, and Aleppo; he was also present at the drive on Mosul, before the armistice with Turkey, in October, 1918. After the surrender of Germany, on the elev- enth of November, he was released from the Army to attend the spring term at Cambridge. He finished his legal studies with honors in 1920 and joined the offices of the Man- chester prosecuting solicitor. He did not remain in public service long, however, but soon joined a well- known] ewish law firm and eventually married the senior partner's daughter. While continuing his practice, he went on to get his doctorate, writing his dissertation on the judicial aspects of wartime espionage. This study was extremely well received and opened the way for an academic career. Dr. Horowitz joined the law faculty of Manchester University, and several years later, in 1930, moved with his wife and two small children to Lon- don, where he was appointed asso- ciate professor at the law schoo] of the university. In London he was active in the Zionist Federation, serv- ing as its volunteer legal adviser. His academic career was highly successful, and he was considered a spellbinding lecturer. In 1956, on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday, he visited Israel; subsequently, he returned several times and met with various Israeli leaders, among them David Ben-Gurion. A grandson of his even settled in the country, on the kibbutz of Revivim. I vor Horowitz died at the age of seventy-seven in London in October, 1973, after a brief illness following a stroke. Colonel Michael Woodhouse served through the remainder of the war and then continued to sit on military courts throughout the British Empire. Since his vision grew steadily worse until he became completely blind, the Army assigned him a personal aide, who accompanied him on his judicial missions to Malaya, Burma, India, and Ceylon. In the nineteen-thirties he was knighted by King George V. Sir Michael's reputation as a judge spread far and wide and was only heightened by his blindness. He pre- sided at the trials of many British officers in the colonial service and was known for the originality and depth of his approach. Although when the Second World War broke out he was serving in Kenya, he insisted on returning to England at once to take part in the war effort. He was killed during an air raid on London in June, 1941, at the age of sixty-two, and was buried in his native village with full military honors. -A. B. YEHOSHUA (Translated, from the Hebrew, by Hillel H alkin. ) 61 I . . . . , I . . Come stroll on the upper east side of the farthest corner of the earth. Visit Khabarovsk Magadan and Vladivostok Travel to Irkutsk via the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Or take a sidetrip to Harbin, China. We offer complete, guided tours to all these places. Come see a side of the world few Americans will ever see. \ ì r--------------------------, SOVIET FAR EAST VACATIONS 1-800-468-2248 See your travel agent or call for a free brochure. Or, send this coupon to Alaska Airlines Soviet Far East Vacations, P.O. Box 69677, Seattle, WA 98168-9978 Name Address Crty State Zip NY2 ,?'ØrðHq VACATIONS L__________________________